In May 2022, 29,800 tons of recycled steel raw materials were imported, an increase of 17.04% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 74.05%. Among them, 23,600 tons of recycled steel raw materials were imported from Japan, accounting for 79.39% of the total imports in May, and 0.32 million tons were imported from South Korea, accounting for 10.73% of the total imports in May.